Collecting sample for testing in Hanoi’s Bach Mai street. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – ’s COVID-19 continues to rise with 14,591 new
infections announced on December 6, along with 223 deaths.
This is the
highest number of new cases recorded in a day since September 3.
The national
tally now stands at 1,323,683 transmissions, of which 1,318,381 came
in the fourth wave of infections that has swept the country since
late April.
Can Tho city recorded
the highest number of infections with 1,189 cases, followed by Ho Chi Minh City
with 1,174 and Tay Ninh at 859.
This is the
first time that HCM City did not top the daily case count since early November.
The capital
city of Hanoi reported 587 new cases.
Among the new
infections, 33 were imported and the rest local transmissions. A total of 8,227
new transmissions were detected in the community.
Vietnam’s
COVID-19 is now 26,483, or 2 percent of total cases.
More than
7,000 coronavirus patients nationwide are in serious condition, with 741
requiring invasive ventilation and 20 on life support.
A further
1,130 patients were given the all-clear on December 6, bringing the total
number of recoveries to 1,010,407.
Over 54.4
million people in Vietnam have now been fully inoculated, while nearly
73.4 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines./.
Source: VietnamPlus
